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What a Network Really Is
Start from zero with a plain-language picture of computer networks. Learn what it means for devices to talk to each other and why networks…
AWS Security Foundations
Start your journey to the Security Specialty certification. Learn how AWS thinks about security and the core ideas that every other topic b…
What Is Cloud Computing?
Discover what cloud computing means and why it has transformed how software and infrastructure are delivered worldwide. You will compare cl…
Security Fundamentals and the CIA Triad
Begin your Security+ journey by mastering the foundational principles every security professional relies on. This course introduces confide…
AWS Cloud Foundations
Get acquainted with cloud computing concepts and why AWS is the industry leader. Learn about the global infrastructure, core service catego…
Azure Global Infrastructure
Learn how Microsoft's physical and logical infrastructure — regions, availability zones, and data centres — is organised around the world.…
IAM: Users, Groups, Roles, and Policies
Master AWS Identity and Access Management to control who can do what inside your account. Understand the difference between users, groups,…
Threat Actors and Threat Intelligence
Understand who attacks systems, why they do it, and how security teams gather and use intelligence to stay ahead. This course covers the sp…
The Internet From the Ground Up
Demystify the internet itself. Learn how billions of devices connect into one global network and what really happens when you open a websit…
Getting Around the AWS Console and CLI
Build comfort with the everyday tools you will use to inspect and secure an account. No prior AWS experience required.
Threat Detection with Amazon GuardDuty
Discover how AWS spots malicious activity automatically. Learn what GuardDuty watches and how its findings drive a response.
Azure Core Services: Compute
Explore the primary compute services Azure offers — virtual machines, scale sets, Azure Virtual Desktop, and more. You will learn when to u…
Cryptography Basics
Cryptography is the backbone of nearly every security control, from HTTPS to VPNs. This course introduces symmetric and asymmetric encrypti…
The OSI Model Made Simple
Master the seven-layer OSI model — the mental map every network pro uses. Learn each layer in plain terms so you can reason about how netwo…
EC2 Essentials
Learn to launch, configure, and manage virtual servers on AWS Elastic Compute Cloud. Understand instance types, AMIs, pricing models, and s…
Centralizing Alerts with AWS Security Hub
Pull every security signal into one place. Learn how Security Hub aggregates findings and measures your account against best practices.
Azure Core Services: Storage
Master Azure's storage building blocks — Blob, File, Queue, Table, and Disk storage. You will learn durability tiers, access patterns, and…
S3: Object Storage Fundamentals
Discover Amazon S3, the backbone of object storage on AWS. Learn to create buckets, manage objects, apply access controls, and enable versi…
The TCP/IP Model in Practice
Meet the model the internet actually runs on. Learn how TCP/IP maps to real protocols you use every day and how it compares to the OSI laye…
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
PKI is the trust framework that makes digital certificates possible — from the lock icon in your browser to code-signing certificates. This…
VPC Basics
Build a private network inside AWS using Virtual Private Cloud. Understand subnets, route tables, internet gateways, and NAT gateways. This…
Investigating with Amazon Detective
Go from an alert to a root cause. Learn how Detective builds a visual map of activity to speed up security investigations.
Network Types and Sizes
Learn how networks are classified by scale and purpose. From the gear in your home to networks spanning continents, know the difference bet…
Authentication and Authorization
Authentication proves who you are; authorization determines what you can do. This course covers every major authentication method — passwor…
Azure Networking Basics
Build a solid foundation in Azure networking by learning about virtual networks, subnets, DNS, and network security groups. You will trace…
RDS and Relational Databases on AWS
Provision and manage relational databases with Amazon RDS without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. Learn about Multi-AZ deploy…
Network Security Fundamentals
Secure networks rely on layered defenses built around a thorough understanding of how packets travel and where controls can be applied. Thi…
Network Topologies and Layouts
See the shapes networks take. Learn how devices are arranged into stars, meshes, and more — and why the layout affects speed, cost, and rel…
Azure Databases
Survey the managed database services Azure provides, from relational options like Azure SQL Database to NoSQL options like Cosmos DB. You w…
Incident Response Playbooks
Be ready before an incident strikes. Learn how to plan, structure, and rehearse responses to security events on AWS.
Responding to Compromised Credentials and Instances
Act fast when something is breached. Learn to detect, contain, and recover from both leaked access keys and hacked EC2 workloads.
Wireless Security
Wireless networks introduce unique challenges because the signal itself crosses physical boundaries. This course covers Wi-Fi security prot…
Copper Cables and Connectors
Get hands-on with the wires that carry most network traffic. Learn the copper cable types, their connectors, and how to pick the right one…
DynamoDB NoSQL Fundamentals
Learn Amazon DynamoDB, AWS's fully managed key-value and document database built for millisecond performance at any scale. Understand parti…
Azure Identity and Entra ID
Understand how Azure handles identity with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). You will learn about users, groups, roles,…
Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks
The most sophisticated firewall cannot stop an employee from handing over their credentials to an attacker who sounds convincing. This cour…
Securing S3 and Discovering Sensitive Data
Stop the most common cloud breach. Learn to lock down S3 buckets and use Macie to find sensitive data hiding in your storage.
Azure Security Tools
Explore the security tools Azure provides to protect your cloud workloads from threats, misconfiguration, and data breaches. You will work…
Route 53 and DNS on AWS
Control DNS for your applications with Amazon Route 53, AWS's highly available and scalable DNS service. Learn about hosted zones, record t…
Fiber Optics and Media Choices
Step into the world of light-based networking. Learn how fiber carries data at incredible speeds and how to choose between copper and fiber…
Malware Types and Behavior
Malware is the most common payload in cyberattacks, and recognizing its behavior is essential for defenders. This course covers viruses, wo…
Azure Cost Management and Pricing
Learn how Azure pricing works, how to estimate costs before you deploy, and how to monitor and control spending after resources are live. Y…
Hubs, Switches, and Bridges
Meet the devices that build a local network. Learn how switches moved us past noisy hubs and how they forward frames intelligently inside a…
Automated Remediation with EventBridge
Let the cloud respond for you. Learn how events trigger automatic actions to contain threats in seconds, not hours.
CloudFront and Content Delivery
Accelerate content delivery to users around the globe using Amazon CloudFront's CDN network. Learn to create distributions backed by S3, AL…
Auditing API Activity with CloudTrail
Know who did what, when, and from where. Learn how CloudTrail records every API call as your account's audit trail.
Azure Governance
Discover the tools Azure provides to enforce organisational policies, track compliance, and manage resources at scale across multiple subsc…
Vulnerability Scanning and Pen Testing
Finding weaknesses before attackers do is a cornerstone of proactive security. This course explains the difference between vulnerability sc…
Elastic Load Balancing
Distribute incoming traffic across healthy targets using Elastic Load Balancing to build highly available applications. Compare Application…
Routers, Access Points, and Firewalls
Go beyond the LAN with the devices that connect, extend, and protect networks. Learn what routers, wireless access points, and firewalls ea…
Monitoring with CloudWatch Logs and Alarms
Turn raw telemetry into alerts. Learn how CloudWatch collects logs and metrics and warns you when something looks wrong.
Azure Resource Manager and IaC
Understand how Azure Resource Manager (ARM) acts as the deployment and management layer for all Azure resources. You will author ARM templa…
Application Security and OWASP Top 10
Applications are increasingly the primary target for attackers, making developer-level security knowledge essential for Security+ candidate…
IPv4 Addressing Essentials
Crack the code behind every connected device. Learn how IPv4 addresses are built, how they're grouped into classes, and how to read them wi…
Auto Scaling Groups
Automatically adjust your EC2 fleet to match demand using Auto Scaling Groups and scaling policies. Learn how to define launch templates, s…
Subnetting Without Fear
Turn subnetting from scary to simple. Learn how subnet masks and CIDR carve a network into smaller pieces, with a clear method you can foll…
Lambda and Serverless Architecture
Build event-driven, serverless applications using AWS Lambda without provisioning or managing servers. Learn about function configuration,…
Network Visibility with VPC Flow Logs
See the traffic moving through your network. Learn how Flow Logs capture connections for security analysis and troubleshooting.
Identity and Access Management
Managing digital identities at scale is one of the most complex challenges in enterprise security. This course goes beyond basic authentica…
Azure App Service and Web Apps
Deploy and scale web applications on Azure App Service without managing the underlying OS or runtime. You will configure deployment slots f…
Container Instances and AKS
Run containers on Azure using two complementary services: Azure Container Instances for quick, serverless container runs and Azure Kubernet…
Cloud Security Fundamentals
The shared responsibility model changes who is accountable for what in cloud environments, and security professionals must understand those…
Tracking Configuration with AWS Config
Watch how your resources change over time. Learn how Config records configuration history and flags drift from your rules.
SQS and SNS: Messaging Patterns
Decouple application components using Amazon SQS for reliable message queuing and Amazon SNS for pub/sub fan-out. Learn queue types, visibi…
IPv6 and the Next Internet
Prepare for the addressing future already here. Learn why IPv4 ran out, how IPv6 fixes it, and how to read and use these longer addresses.
Incident Response Lifecycle
When a breach occurs, a structured and practiced response determines how quickly the organization recovers and how much damage is contained…
API Gateway
Expose HTTP and WebSocket APIs at scale using Amazon API Gateway as a front door for your backend services. Learn to create REST and HTTP A…
Ports and Common Protocols
Learn the language devices use to talk. Understand TCP and UDP, the idea of ports, and the everyday protocols every technician must recogni…
Azure Functions and Serverless
Build event-driven, serverless applications with Azure Functions and connect them to cloud services using trigger and binding abstractions.…
Analyzing Logs at Scale with Athena
Query mountains of logs with plain queries. Learn how Athena turns CloudTrail and Flow Logs in S3 into searchable evidence.
Protecting Log Integrity
Make sure your evidence holds up. Learn how to keep logs tamper-proof so attackers cannot cover their tracks.
DNS: How Names Become Addresses
Follow the internet's phone book in action. Learn how domain names turn into IP addresses and how to recognize and fix the DNS problems beh…
Digital Forensics and Evidence Handling
Forensic investigation skills allow security professionals to reconstruct attack timelines, identify the root cause, and preserve evidence…
Azure DevOps
Adopt a modern DevOps workflow using the Azure DevOps suite — Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans, and Artifacts. You will build a CI/CD p…
ECS, Fargate, and Containers on AWS
Run containerised workloads on AWS using Elastic Container Service with either EC2 launch type or the serverless Fargate launch type. Learn…
EKS: Kubernetes on AWS
Run managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service. Understand the control plane, worker node groups, Fargate pr…
DHCP and Automatic Addressing
Discover how devices get their settings without anyone typing them in. Learn the DHCP process, scopes, and reservations that keep networks…
Designing a Secure VPC
Lay a safe foundation for every workload. Learn how to segment a Virtual Private Cloud so traffic flows only where it should.
Risk Management and Security Frameworks
Security decisions must be justified in business terms, and risk management provides the vocabulary and methodology to do that. This course…
Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
Gain full observability into your Azure workloads using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics workspaces, and Application Insights. You will write K…
Security Groups versus Network ACLs
Master the two firewalls inside a VPC. Learn exactly how security groups and NACLs differ and when to reach for each.
Data Privacy and Compliance
Security professionals must understand the legal landscape that governs how organizations collect, store, and protect personal data. This c…
Switching: VLANs and Loop Prevention
Go deeper into the switch. Learn how VLANs split one switch into many logical networks and how spanning tree stops loops from crashing a LA…
CloudWatch and Monitoring
Observe the health and performance of your AWS resources with Amazon CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms. Learn to create dashboards, set…
Azure Backup and Site Recovery
Protect Azure workloads from accidental deletion, ransomware, and regional outages using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery. You will con…
Web Application Defense with AWS WAF
Stop attacks before they reach your app. Learn how WAF inspects web requests and blocks the common threats targeting them.
Azure CDN and Front Door
Accelerate global content delivery and provide resilient entry points for your web applications using Azure CDN and Azure Front Door. You w…
Endpoint Security
Endpoints — laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and servers — are where attacks most often land. This course covers host-based firewalls, an…
CloudTrail and AWS Config
Audit every API call in your account with AWS CloudTrail and continuously evaluate resource configuration compliance with AWS Config. Learn…
Routing Fundamentals
Understand how data finds its way across networks. Learn the role of the default gateway, routing tables, and the choice between static and…
Storage Deep Dive: EBS, EFS, and FSx
Go beyond the basics and master the full spectrum of AWS block and file storage. Compare EBS volume types, explore EFS for shared POSIX fil…
DDoS Protection with AWS Shield
Stay online under attack. Learn how Shield defends against denial-of-service floods at the network and application layers.
Wireless Networking Basics
Cut the cord with confidence. Learn how Wi-Fi works, the alphabet soup of 802.11 standards, and why some channels and bands beat others.
Email and Web Security
Email remains the number-one initial access vector, and web browsing is a close second. This course covers the email authentication standar…
Azure AI Services
Integrate pre-built AI capabilities into your applications using Azure AI Services — covering vision, language, speech, and decision APIs.…
Azure Hybrid and Multi-Cloud
Extend Azure management and services to on-premises, edge, and other cloud environments using Azure Arc, ExpressRoute, and Azure Stack. You…
Caching with ElastiCache
Reduce database load and accelerate application response times with Amazon ElastiCache for Redis and Memcached. Learn caching patterns, clu…
Edge Security and Network Firewall
Filter traffic deep and wide. Learn how AWS Network Firewall and edge defenses add inspection across your whole VPC.
Secure Protocols
Protocol selection has a direct impact on security: using insecure legacy protocols leaves data and credentials exposed. This course contra…
Securing Wireless Networks
Keep your Wi-Fi out of the wrong hands. Learn the encryption standards, authentication methods, and settings that lock down a wireless netw…
High Availability and Fault-Tolerant Architectures
Design systems that stay online even when individual components fail, by applying multi-AZ, multi-Region, and redundancy patterns. Learn th…
Secure Administrative Access with SSM
Retire risky bastion hosts. Learn how Systems Manager Session Manager grants shell access without open ports or SSH keys.
NAT and Network Services
Discover the clever tricks that let many devices share one public address and how core services keep time, names, and addresses in sync.
Well-Architected Framework on Azure
Apply Microsoft's Azure Well-Architected Framework to evaluate and improve cloud architectures across five pillars: reliability, security,…
Zero Trust Architecture
Zero trust abandons the implicit trust that perimeter-based security granted to internal traffic, replacing it with continuous verification…
Cloud and Virtual Networking
Networking moved to the cloud — so should you. Learn how virtual machines, virtual networks, and cloud models reshape the way networks are…
Disaster Recovery Strategies
Protect business-critical workloads from catastrophic failure with AWS disaster recovery strategies. Learn RTO and RPO targets and map them…
High Availability on Azure
Design Azure workloads that remain operational despite hardware failures, zone outages, and planned maintenance events. You will implement…
IAM Users, Groups, and Roles
Master the heart of AWS access control. Learn the identities that act in your account and how roles enable secure delegation.
Threat Hunting and SIEM
Reactive security is no longer sufficient — skilled defenders proactively hunt for adversaries who have already bypassed perimeter controls…
Secure Coding Practices
Developers who understand security vulnerabilities write more resilient code and collaborate more effectively with security teams. This cou…
IAM Policies and Evaluation Logic
Learn exactly how AWS decides yes or no. Master the policy types and the evaluation order that grants or denies every request.
Well-Architected Framework
Apply AWS's six pillars of the Well-Architected Framework to evaluate and improve your architecture. Learn the key questions, design princi…
Disaster Recovery with Azure Site Recovery
Build and test a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for production Azure workloads using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup together. Y…
Network Security Foundations
Build the security mindset every technician needs. Learn the core ideas of defense in depth, segmentation, and the access controls that gua…
Azure Compliance and Privacy
Navigate the compliance and data-privacy landscape on Azure — from GDPR and ISO 27001 to industry-specific frameworks like HIPAA and PCI DS…
Cost Optimization on AWS
Reduce your AWS bill without sacrificing performance or reliability using systematic cost optimisation techniques. Learn to right-size inst…
Temporary Credentials with STS
Trade long-term keys for short-lived ones. Learn how STS issues temporary credentials through role assumption and federation.
Physical Security
Physical access to hardware defeats almost every logical control — an attacker with physical access can extract encryption keys, install ha…
Common Attacks and Defenses
Know your enemy. Learn the everyday attacks that target networks and the practical defenses that stop them before damage is done.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Availability is the A in CIA, and business continuity planning ensures organizations can survive and recover from disruptions — whether fro…
VPNs and Remote Access
Connect safely from anywhere. Learn how VPNs build private tunnels across the public internet and how remote workers reach the office netwo…
Azure Enterprise Architecture
Design scalable, secure enterprise landing zones on Azure using Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework and Landing Zone accelerators. You wil…
Security Architecture on AWS
Design defence-in-depth security architectures using AWS-native security services. Learn to protect data at rest and in transit, detect and…
Boundaries, Organizations, and SCPs
Set the ceiling on what any access can grant. Learn how permission boundaries and Service Control Policies cap permissions across one accou…
Cryptographic Protocols Deep Dive
This advanced course goes beyond introductory cryptography to examine how protocols like TLS 1.3, Signal, and SSH actually work under the h…
Data Lakes and Analytics
Build scalable data lakes and analytics pipelines using AWS-managed services. Learn to ingest, store, catalogue, and query large datasets w…
Federation and Cross-Account Access
Let the right people and accounts reach AWS safely. Learn how Identity Center, federation, and cross-account roles share access without sha…
Network Management and Monitoring
You can't fix what you can't see. Learn the tools and protocols that watch a network's health, collect logs, and alert you before small iss…
Migrating to Azure
Plan and execute a migration of on-premises workloads to Azure using proven strategies and Microsoft's migration tools. You will use Azure…
Cloud-Native Security
Cloud-native architectures — containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and infrastructure as code — introduce new security controls and new attac…
Troubleshooting Methodology
Stop guessing and start solving. Learn the structured, repeatable troubleshooting process the CompTIA exam expects and real technicians rel…
Cost Optimization on Azure
Go beyond basic cost management to build a systematic FinOps practice for Azure. You will right-size idle VMs, automate shutdown schedules,…
Migrations to AWS
Plan and execute cloud migrations using AWS tools and proven strategies. Learn the 7 Rs of migration, how to assess your portfolio with Mig…
Multi-Account Governance and Compliance
Govern security at company scale. Learn how Control Tower, Config conformance packs, and Trusted Advisor keep many accounts compliant.
Encryption Keys with AWS KMS
Hold the keys to your data. Learn how the Key Management Service creates and controls the keys behind AWS encryption, and who is allowed to…
Advanced Threats: APT and Lateral Movement
Advanced persistent threats operate for months or years inside target environments, moving laterally and escalating privileges while evadin…
Command-Line Diagnostic Tools
Build a technician's toolkit. Learn the essential command-line tools that test connectivity, trace paths, and reveal a device's network set…
Azure for Developers
Bring together Azure services from a developer perspective — integrating authentication, storage, messaging, and deployment pipelines into…
Event-Driven Architectures
Design loosely coupled systems where services react to events rather than polling each other. Learn to orchestrate workflows with Step Func…
Physical and Cabling Troubleshooting
Many outages are simply a bad cable. Learn to diagnose physical-layer problems, test wiring, and use the hardware tools that find faults fa…
Encrypting Data at Rest and in Transit
Protect data wherever it lives or travels. Learn how AWS storage encrypts at rest, how ACM secures connections, and how Secrets Manager gua…
SAA-C03 Exam Strategies
Sharpen your test-taking skills with strategies tailored specifically to the AWS SAA-C03 exam format. Learn to identify distractor answers,…
AZ-900 Exam Preparation
Consolidate everything you have learned and get exam-ready with targeted revision across all AZ-900 domains: cloud concepts, Azure architec…
Security+ SY0-701 Exam Preparation
The final preparatory course before your mock exam, designed to consolidate everything learned across the track into exam-ready knowledge.…
Security+ Mock Exam
Put your knowledge to the test with a full-length Security+ style mock exam covering all SY0-701 domains. This course presents 90 scenario-…
Performance and High Availability
Keep networks fast and always on. Learn how redundancy, failover, and quality-of-service keep critical traffic flowing even when things go…
Exam Prep: Putting Security Together
Pull every domain into one confident strategy. Review the connections across the SCS-C02 exam and learn how to read its scenario questions.
SAA-C03 Mock Scenario Questions
Test your readiness with realistic scenario-based questions that mirror the style and difficulty of the actual SAA-C03 exam. Each lesson fo…
AZ-900 Mock Exam
Sit a full-length, timed AZ-900 mock exam covering all official exam domains in proportion to Microsoft's published weightings. Each questi…
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